Joy, IL Population

Overview

367

Total Population

39.6

Median age

56.13%

Female population %

78.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

60.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Joy's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Joy is 39.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Joy's population under 18 was 22.62%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Joy's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.44% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Joy, 20.16% were under the age of 15, 19.62% aged 15 to 29, 42.78% aged 30 to 64, 14.99% aged 65 to 84, and 2.45% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 45 more females than males in Joy:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 56.13% females and 43.87% males in Joy, IL.
The Joy, IL gender ratio is 78.2:100 i.e. 78.2 men to 100 women (0.782).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 25.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 35.

Joy's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Joy population: 97% are White, 2.72% are some other race and 0.27% are multiracial.
Joy's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 365 (99.46% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Joy is White with a population of 356 (97% of the total population).

Joy's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 416 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Joy's population increased by 40 (10.64%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Joy's population decreased by 49 (11.78%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Joy's population was lowest in year 2009 at 348.